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Swimming…. or not

10/04/2010

I did it. I finally got up early enough this morning to get to the pool in the gym. The alarm went off at 5:40 am. I was dressed and out the door at 5:55 am. I was at the gym at 6:10 am. And Every. Lane. Was. Full. There was one lane where I could double up with someone so I was going to take that approach, but when I went to go into the ladies locker room adjacent to the pool, it was closed for repairs. There is another locker room but it’s clear on the other side of the gym. I took it as a sign to go home. I have had issues with this pool since I signed up for the gym two years ago. It’s not a large pool, but I was assured when I plunked down my $44 a month and signed my...

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Back To Running

06/20/2010

I had a slow workout week, not really sure why. That changes this week. After the doctor on Wednesday, I had a seminar Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Thursday, I was up at 4:00 in the morning to travel and then spent 14 hours in a conference. No exercise there. But Friday morning, I did get up and go to the gym. The treadmills were taken, so I hit the stationary bike for 20 minutes (7 miles) until a treadmill opened up. I got on the treadmill, walked for a couple of minutes and then started running. Wow, that felt good! The stop button was a magnet and I kept knocking it out and stopping the treadmill and starting over, so I’m going to estimate I ran about 1.5 miles. It was a good solid workout and it set the tone for the day, which consisted of another 14 hours...

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